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C. F. PYM.

LASTINQ BINDER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 9| 1913- RENEWED SEPT-5| i916.

Patented June 10, 1919.

application Ser. No. 766,471, for improveimproved means for convenientlyapplicable binder, repeated use'in any method of lasting, for

projectlons for use 1n ORPORATION, 0E rA'rEnsoN NEW JERSEYLASTiNG-BINDER. V

Application filed May 9, 1913, Serial No. 766,472.

To all whom it may concern:

I Be it knownthat I, CHARLEs F. PYM, a subject of the King of England,residing at Detroit, inthe county of Wayne and State of Michigan, haveinvented certain new and useful. Improvements in Lasting-Binders, ofwhich the following'is a specification, reference being had therein tothe accompanying drawings. H A r Inflasting boots and shoes it has beenfound, under some conditions, to. be desirableto perform the operationof shaping or forming the upper around and against the end portion ofthe last independently of the operations of forming the edge portion ofthe upper downupon the inner sole and securing it, as explained in mycompanion ments in processes of lasting boots or shoes.

Oneobject of this invention is to provide binding an upper evenly andsmoothly upon an end portion ofa last after it has been worked into thatposition and, it" may be, for holding the upperuntil it is secured to aninnersole upon the last bottom. For use in practising the application itis method described. in said desirable that the binder be so formed andthat it be detachably secured in place in such a way that neither thebinder nor the securing means shall interfere with the working over, 1forming down, and securing of the edge portion of theupperat said endportion of the shoe, thus permitting said'operations of'lasting overan'd'securing the edge portion to be performed at any tlme subsequent tothe application of the binder and in any desired manner. Av furtherobject of the invention is to provide a simple, cheap and capable ofholding a lasted endportion of an upper firmly in place upon thelastagainst distortion or displacement until or during the securing ofthe edge portion of the upper to the innersole of the shoe. r

A feature' of the invention consists in a binder membersueh, forexample, as a flexible stri or band provided with one or more retainingthe binder in its proper relation'to the shoe. In the construction shownthe binder strip is provided at itsends withflanges adapted to lie uponthe bottom of the shoe, the strip and flangesbeing shaped relativelyfor' the strip Specification of Letters Patent.

ioe below the Patented June 10, 1919. Renewed September 5, 1916. Serialin. 118,548.

to embrace the side face of an inverted lasted plane of the shoe bottomand for the flanges to extend inwardly over the shoe bottom, saidflanges being formed to enable them to'be detachably secured to the shoebottom, as for example, by having holes through which tacks may bedriven.

The foregoing and other objects, and features of the invention,including certain more important details of construction, will appearinconnec-tion with the following description of the illustrativeembodiment of the invention and will then be pointed out in the claims.M a i t In the drawings: 1

"Figure 1 is a perspective] view of a partially lasted shoe showingabinder embodying the invention applied thereto.

Figs.2, 3and at are "perspective views of other forms of bindersdetached;

Fig. 5 is a plan view of a binder of modified form; and t Fig. 6 is asectionalview of a further modified binder illustrating its applicationand a means for drawing it to place.

The binder illustrated as embodying this invention comprises a ribbon orstrip 16, Fig. 1,: offlexible sheet material, of which sheet brass is asatisfactory example, of suitable length to extend around the end of thetoe of a shoe and back along each side of the forepart such distance asit is usual or desirable to bind the upper in the lasting operation.This binder, in the form constituting the illustrated embodiment of thisinvention, is adapted to be applied around the toe of the last toclamand hold the upper of either a welt or a lVlcKay shoe to the side faceof the last, although this invention is not limited to such use. Inaddition to the body or band portion the illustrated binder comprises anattaching portion at each end consisting of a lateral flange 1 7 bentfrom one edge of the body portion. As shown in the drawings, where theabove described special use of the invention as an outer binder isillustrated, the attachingflanges are integrallateral extensions ofthestrip and are bent inwardly to lie over the marginal portion of the,shoe bottom and be fastened down upon the upper material and into theouter face of the sole. For greatest utility it is proposed tomanufacture the binder of material which will permit of repeated use ondiflerentshoes, and the flanges toe by outside pressure,

are formed to enable them to be detachably secured to the shoe bottom.Such 'material available for the purpose cannot besu'ccessfullyerforated by the fastenings, such as lasting tacks, usually employed forsecuring binders in place and the flanges are therefore provided withopenings, Fig. 1, through which holding tacks 18 can be driven into theshoe bottom stock. It will be understood, however, that the invention inits broader aspects is not limited to this par ticular means ofattachment.

The" binder may be clamped around the as by an end em.- bracing means inan end lasting machine or means operating as described in myprior Patent1,126,271, or by application of tension to one or both ends of thebinder, and for. the latter purpose the flanges are provided with eyes19 adapted to be engaged by a toolsuch as 31 in'Fig. 6, or such asthebinder tightening device shown in Letters Patent 1,084,311.

It will be noted that for the-use illustrated in Fig. 1 in which theband is bent around the outside of the'toe the flanges are formed on-theupper edges of the strip and are bent inwardly therefrom. The same band16 is adapted to be used for binding theupper to the innersole lip of awelt innersole by bending the band reversely and turning it over so thatthe flanges extend from the edge which is lowermost and lie upon theupper that has been lasted over the marginal portion of the shoe bottom.

ln -the illustrated use of the invention the flanges 17 serve to locatethe adjacent portions of the band or strip 16 in proximate relation tothe edge of the inverted shoe. It is within this invention to extendthis function, as for example, by the construction shown in- Figs. & and6 where the flange is extended throughout the length of the band, beingreduced in width around the toe'as at 30 and also joined to the bodyportion by a curve instead of an angle in these figures, whereby to tendto clamp the upper to the edge of the top face of the he inverted shoe,and being a notched in Fig. la The notches in Fig. 4 -present spaces; onthe margin of the shoe innersole of bottom in whichlasting tacks can.bedriven as in Fig. 1, and the notches are arranged tdpresent inturnedsharp prongs 28 between them which are adapted to engage .the margin ofthe upper in a way to assist in holding it from slipping under the band.

flntheconstructions shown inFigs. 2 and V 5 .the. ;function ofpreventing the body por- $1011 of the band from slipping down around thetoe and also the function of clamping the upper to the edge of theinnersole, are performed. by individual. inwardly curved flanges or lugs21 and 26.

the shoe.

In binding the upper against the outer face of a last having a thin orreceding toe, as indicated indotted lines in Figs. 2 and 6, it issometimes advantageous 'to guard against the binder slipping upas wellas orinstead of slipping down. For this pur- .vention and described apreferred embodiment thereof and how the invention may be used,- I claimas new and desire to'secureby LettersP-atent of theUnited States: 1. Abinder for use in lasting bootsor shoes comprising ajmetal strip and alaterally bent flange'on each end of the strip adapted to lie-rupon themarginal portion. of the bottom of the shoe and provided with an openingto receive means for detachably securing said ends to the shoe],

2. A binder for use in lasting boots or slices comprising a metal stripto engage the outer surface of the upper at the end per-- tion ofthe-shoe, and laterally; projecting portions extendingjfrom each edge ofsaid strip, certain of said projections extending over the bottom faceof the shoe and being formed forholding engagement-With tacks fordetachably securing the strip to 3. A binder: for use in lasting bootsor r shoes comprising aflexible strip .adapted .1 to engage theoutersurface of an, upper upon the end portion of a last adjacent to the edgeof the sole: portion and hold the upper against said end portion, said.strip having a lug atjthe extreme ,end ofthe last to engage the upperside of the toe portion of. the upper and being formed at its ends firdetachably securing the same to vvthe soe. 4. A binder for use in theprocess of last 11 ing boots or shoes comprising a flexible stripadapted to engage the outer surface of an upper upon a last below theplane of the bottomsurface of a sole upon the last,

and laterally extending portions on the edges of said strip toengageyrespectively the bottom face of the lasted shoe and the outersurface of the upper .at a distance from the edge of the sole. I 1

5.-A binder for use in lasting bootsr and shoes comprising a ribbon .orstrip having a laterally bent flange at each end adapted to project overthebottom of the shoe, said strip and flanges being shapeda'elativelyfor ,the strip to embrace the sidefaceofauin- 1 3 verted lasted shoebelow the plane of the shoe bottom and for the flanges to extendinwardly over the shoe bottom, and said flanges being formed to enablethem to be detachably secured to the shoe bottom.

6. A binder for use inlasting boots and shoes comprising a ribbon orstrip of bendable material adapted to embrace the side faces of a toebelow the shoe bottom and provided at both end portions with inturnedprojections having previously formed means for use in securing the stripin binding relation to the toe of the shoe. 7

7. A binder for securing an upper in lasted position around the toe of alast, comprising a band of flexible materlal having integral attachingflanges at its ends bent from one edge at substantially right angles tothe body portion, of the band to lie flat upon the margin of the shoebottom and adapted to be attached to the shoe bottom stock.

8. A binder for securing an upper in lasted position around the toe of alast, comprising a band of flexible material having integral attachingflanges at its ends bent from one edge at substantially right angles tothe body portion of the band, said band being adapted to be applied to ashoe with its width extending perpendicular to the plane of the shoebottom and said flanges lying parallel with said plane and formed fordetachably securin the band under too binding tension to the s oe bottomstock.

9. A binder for securing an upper in lasted position around the toe of alast, comprising a band of flexible material adapted to be applied tothe outer face of the toe of a shoe and having a portion on its upperedge Where it extends above the shoe bottom bent inwardly to lie uponthe margin of the shoe bottom and prevent it from slipping down and adepending lug bent inwardly from its lower edge to prevent the band fromupward displacement.

10. A binder for securing an upper in lasted positionaround the toe of alast, comprising a band of flexible material having an inwardly inclinedupper edge portion adapted for engagement with the marginal portion ofthe upper above the edge of the shoe bottom, and means by which tofasten the band in toe binding relation to a shoe.

11. A binder for securing an upper in lasted position around the toe ofa last, comprising a band of flexible metal having an inturned flangeportion connected to the body of the band by a curved face adapted toclamp the upper to the edge of the bottom face of the innersole when theband is applied in binding relation to the toe, and means for use insecuring the band in toe binding position.

12. A binder for use in retaining an upper in conformity to the contourof the end portion of a last comprising a flexible member adapted toextend around the end portion of the upper, said member having a flangeextending in transverse relation to its length Wise dimension andadapted to be secured in overlapping relation to a portion of the upperon the bottom of the last to fasten the binder in place.

13. A binder for use in retaining an upper in conformity to the contourof the end portion of a last comprising a flexible member adapted toextend around the end of the shoe exteriorly of the periphery of theshoe bottom and having at its ends projections extending in transverserelation to the lengthwise dimension of the binder and adapted forattachment to portions of the shoe materials that overlie the bottom ofthe last to fasten the binder in place.

14. A binder for use in retaining an upper in conformity to the contourof the endportion of a last comprising a flexible band adapted to extendaround the end of the shoe exteriorly of the shoe bottom and having atits ends projecting flanges adapted to be secured in overlappingrelation to the shoe materials on the bottom of the last to fasten thebinder in place.

15. A binder for use in retaining an upper in conformity to the contourof the end portion of a last comprising a flexible member adapted toextend around the end of the upper, said member having a projectionadapted for attachment to the shoe materials on the bottom of the lastand another projection constructed for engagement with the outer surfaceof the upper to prevent the binder from slipping laterally.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES F. PYM.

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